{"id":15061,"date":"2019-06-05T20:04:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T20:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/05\/the-joint-command-for-us-south-korean-forces-is-moving-will-this-jeopardize-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:29:49","slug":"the-joint-command-for-us-south-korean-forces-is-moving-will-this-jeopardize-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/06\/05\/the-joint-command-for-us-south-korean-forces-is-moving-will-this-jeopardize-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"The joint command for US, South Korean forces is moving. Will this jeopardize defense?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL \u2014 South Korea and the United States agreed June 3 to move the headquarters of Combined Forces Command out of the greater Seoul metropolitan area as part of efforts to set up a new joint command structure led by a South Korean four-star general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relocation plan, agreed to by South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, has sparked debate over operational efficiency of the future joint command and defense readiness against North Korea. The northern neighbor has deployed much of its artillery in range of Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe two sides have shared the understanding that this (relocation) measure will enhance the operational efficiency of the CFC and a combined readiness posture,\u201d the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement, using an acronym for Combined Forces Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the agreement, the CFC that is currently located in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be relocated to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul. The sprawling Army garrison, spread over 3,500 acres, is a consolidated base for U.S. troops in South Korea and houses major command posts and combat units stationed in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/interviews\/2019\/06\/03\/4-questions-about-south-koreas-weapons-wish-list\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/12_special_QandA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">4 questions about South Korea\u2019s weapons wish list<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As South Korea\u2019s Moon Jae-in administration prioritizes rapprochement with North Korea, the country\u2019s force improvement plans are shifting toward regional threats beyond its nuclear-armed neighbor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command and the Eighth U.S. Army moved to Camp Humphreys under a base relocation pact signed in 2004. Most of the units belonging to the U.S. Army\u2019s 2nd Infantry Division deployed near the Demilitarized Zone were relocated to the rural area under a separate pact signed in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, the CFC headquarters were to remain in Seoul and move into the local Defense Ministry complex in tandem with the transition of operational control of American and South Korean troops during wartime from a U.S. Army general to a South Korean commander by 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wartime command authority is currently in the hands of the CFC commander, who serves as chief of U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the plan was overturned by U.S. Gen. Robert Abrams, who was sworn in as CFC commander in November 2018. The general reportedly called for a reconsideration of the CFC\u2019s move to the ministry complex, citing operational efficiency concerns and the cost of establishing accommodations for CFC staffers and their family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the appropriate future time, ROK and U.S. government leadership will announce an alliance decision on the future CFC headquarters location, which will be in the best interests of the ROK-U.S. Alliance and strengthen CFC\u2019s ability to perform its missions,\u201d Abrams said in a statement May 16, using the acronym for South Korea\u2019s official name, the Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5142\" height=\"3428\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg 5142w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1069865872.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5142px) 100vw, 5142px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gen. Robert Abrams salutes during a repatriation ceremony at the Yangsan military base on Nov. 20, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some security experts in South Korea say the CFC\u2019s relocation to Camp Humphreys will benefit efficiency among U.S. commanders, but they raise concern over the physical separation of South Korean and U.S. commands and how that could impact communication and relationships between the allied forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSimply put, two separate commands far away from each other would be less efficient in terms of joint or combined operational command than a unified command in the same space,\u201d Kim Ki-ho, a former South Korean Army colonel who oversaw military operation planning at the CFC, told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the CFC headquarters, South Korean commanders can obtain classified information and intelligence from U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets almost in real time, especially in time of North Korea\u2019s military provocations, such as missile test firings,\u201d said Kim, who is now a professor of international politics at Kyonggi University in Seoul. \u201cI\u2019m worried [whether] the commanders of the two militaries could share intelligence more and better than now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun-soo brushed off those concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn future warfare, geographical distance doesn\u2019t carry significance, and the combined defense posture has been well confirmed through the C4I systems,\u201d she said. \u201cThe U.S. has reaffirmed its ironclad security commitment to South Korea, and the allied forces have done their best to achieve the safety and security of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a key adviser to South Korea\u2019s defense minister said the U.S. military doesn\u2019t want to be controlled by a South Korean commander, &#8220;whether it\u2019s a [Joint Chiefs of Staff] chairman or a separate four-star general.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt seems the U.S. military doesn\u2019t trust the South Korean wartime commanding capability \u2014 at least now \u2014 and that\u2019s why they want to keep its command-and-control facility at the consolidated base in Pyeongtaek,\u201d said the adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practically speaking, the adviser added, \u201ceven though a South Korean general is selected as CFC commander, he would likely be dependent on the deputy commander from the U.S. military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim, the former Army colonel, offered a more frank analogy of the envisaged chain of command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s like a vice chairman, who has 95 percent of shares in his company, is controlled by a chairman with only 5 percent. It\u2019s a really tough mission for the chairman to lead the company independently as planned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Park Won-gon, an international relations professor at Handong Global University in Pohang, believes the decision for the U.S. to move a key command away from the capital implies the country doesn&#8217;t want to play the role of &#8220;tripwire&#8221; in possible North Korean aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead, the U.S. military would provide air and naval support at a certain level in the case of an emergency,\u201d Park said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two allies are scheduled to stage the first-ever South Korea-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/06\/03\/army-pumps-out-training-exercises-on-korean-peninsula-despite-suspension-of-major-drills\/\" target=\"_blank\">training exercise<\/a> in August as part of efforts to verify whether South Korean commanders are on course to meet the conditions required for the transition of wartime operational control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I think of an alliance, the word that comes to mind is \u2018trust\u2019 \u2014 incredible trust between our countries forged in combat nearly 70 years ago,\u201d Shanahan said this month during talks with South Korean officials. \u201cThis is also apparent, tremendous strides that the CFC is taking to more rapidly fulfill conditions for the transition of wartime operational control from the U.S. commander to a South Korean commander.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does physical location matter? 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